Bill Bain

Sep 18, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Bill Bain

Masterchef: The Professionals winner Gary McLean schooled the country’s future kitchen superstars on how to make the perfect risotto at a special event to promote quality cured Italian meats organised by the Italian Trade Agency in Glasgow this week (Image: .) AS Scotland’s national chef, Gary Maclean now spends much of his time travelling the world promoting produce from his home country’s bountiful natural larder – but yesterday he admitted to a gathering of catering students in Glasgow...

Aug 18, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Bill Bain

It turns out hailing from Scotland floats the boat of crew members upon the majestic Celestyal Journey, as Bill Bain and his family discovered on an Idyllic Aegean voyage (Image: Celestyal) INSPIRED by a serpentine queue of Scottish religious devotees all waiting patiently on a flight to Lourdes, I also began praying to God for a miracle.

Jun 23, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Bill Bain

If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise ... as Bill Bain and his friend found out when paying a visit to majestic Highland retreat Eagle Brae (Image: Eagle Brae) AS a herd of nocturnal young bucks jutted and juked in the pitch dark outside, two clapped-out veterans of comparable male bonding ceremonies could be found cowering indoors.

Mar 31, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Bill Bain

Stuckgowan House lies on the western shores of Loch Lomond, beside the villages of Tarbet and Arrochar. Set within 34 acres of wild Highland forest, there is much to explore right on the doorstep (Image: Stuckgowan) Time stops at Stuckgowan House. Not a moment passes in the nine boutique bedrooms. Or the cinema room. Or the gym. Or the bar. Or the dining room. Or the sitting room. The lounge. The drawing room. The other drawing room.

Mar 12, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Bill Bain

‘RUFUS! You made me gay!’  It’s always a special event when Rufus Wainwright performs in Scotland. So it’s entirely understandable why the occasion proved overwhelming for one audience member at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sunday evening. Identifying a split second of opportunity between songs to address his idol in the flesh, the overzealous fan’s outburst was acknowledged by Wainwright with a smirk, raised eyebrow and coy shrug.